Extracts of correspondence between Knox and Wayne
Item
Type
Extract
Title
Extracts of correspondence between Knox and Wayne
Description
Extracts of correspondence in 1794 between Knox and General Wayne, concerning posts on the Ohio among other military matters
author
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
note
Extract of a letter endorsed, "relative to a complaint by Gen. Wilkinson of improper interference as with his command."
created note
1794
notable person/group
Anthony Wayne
Henry Knox
Butler
troops
recruits
James Wilkinson
contractors
notable location
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Georgia
Southwest
coast
notable item/thing
Posts
fortifications
supplies
document number
9999999900167
page start
2
transcription
Extracts from Secy of War to Gen Wayne.
June 21 1794- "appearances on the upper parts of the Ohio has induced a temporary suspension of about 100 recruits in that quarter. Major P. Butler is ordered to take the command at Pittsburg."
July 11. 1794. "Your distance from the seat of government, and the energies that may be required at the moment have induced the measure of confiding to you every power necefsarily connected with the situation, process, recuriting, supply and succefs of the force under you command"
[Three lines crossed out.]
Dec.5 1794. "I enclose a sear of that part of my region not under your imediate descretion." statement aluded to.
"Posts on the upper parts of the Ohio & on the march------------398
South Carolina boundary---------------------------------- 73
Georgia--------------------------------------------------146
[undecipherable] sentence
coast & recounting rendozvous----------------------------396
986
Same letter "I transmit you the colony of my cellar to the new contractors dealing supplies in your quarter "Sec Book# page.
June 21 1794- "appearances on the upper parts of the Ohio has induced a temporary suspension of about 100 recruits in that quarter. Major P. Butler is ordered to take the command at Pittsburg."
July 11. 1794. "Your distance from the seat of government, and the energies that may be required at the moment have induced the measure of confiding to you every power necefsarily connected with the situation, process, recuriting, supply and succefs of the force under you command"
[Three lines crossed out.]
Dec.5 1794. "I enclose a sear of that part of my region not under your imediate descretion." statement aluded to.
"Posts on the upper parts of the Ohio & on the march------------398
South Carolina boundary---------------------------------- 73
Georgia--------------------------------------------------146
[undecipherable] sentence
coast & recounting rendozvous----------------------------396
986
Same letter "I transmit you the colony of my cellar to the new contractors dealing supplies in your quarter "Sec Book# page.
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | BRA09 (2 pages) | Collection: James McHenry Papers | B: 1, P: 1 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Anthony Wayne, A Name in Arms | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: 'Wayne-Knox Correspondence' PMH&B | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Anthony Wayne | [unknown] | [n/a] |